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Alabama Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. - A Bellamy, Alabama, man was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Drug Courier Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Armando Varela-Plaza, 41, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Queens, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking ring.
Brookline Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Brookline man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing two machine guns.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Dartis Cobb (35, St. Petersburg) to four years and three months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Cobb had pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023.
Madison Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Illegal Gun Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Zendel Rolack, 26, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Rolack pleaded guilty to this offense on March 1, 2023.
20 Apprehended in Lubbock Drug, Gun Bust
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Twenty people were apprehended in a large-scale drug enforcement operation Wednesday, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Butler Township Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Gun, Drug Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - Timothy Jefferson, 46, of Butler Township, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to a total of 204 months in prison for dealing cocaine, meth, and fentanyl, and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug dealing.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson of Clinic
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, pled guilty to arson of a building used in interstate commerce, specifically the Wellspring Health Access Clinic located in Casper, Wyoming. Green entered her guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on July 20, 2023. She was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service following the hearing.
Ansonia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing and Selling Catalytic Converters
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANCISCO AYALA, 22, of Ansonia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Arson, Drug, Firearms and Destructive Devices Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RICKY WILSON, age 29, a resident of Jefferson, Louisiana, was charged today in a seven-count superseding indictment for arson and violations of the National Firearms Act, Federal Gun Control Act and Federal Drug Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Clay County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Sawed-Off Shotgun
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Dylan Milton Jarvis, 31, (Orange Park) to one year and four months in federal prison for unlawful possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (sawed-off shotgun). Jarvis was found guilty after a bench trial on April 25.
Pontiac Man Involved in Violent Robberies Appears in Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Pontiac man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Interference with Commerce by Robbery, Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm relating to an armed robbery and attempted armed robbery which occurred in the city of Pontiac, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Worcester Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution and Unlawful Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Springfield for drug and firearm offenses.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: A Texas woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
Holyoke Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
U.S. Attorney and Federal Partners Address Gun Violence and Firearms Trafficking in Connecticut
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and the leadership of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Violent Crimes and Narcotics Unit convened a series of meetings last week with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to discuss continuing strategies to curb gun violence and firearms trafficking in Connecticut.
Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced to Seven Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Woodrow Milton Butler (40, Mount Dora) to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered the forfeiture of the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. Butler had pleaded guilty on Feb. 1, 2023.
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Heroin Trafficking, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Heroin Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for heroin trafficking and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Chalmette Man Indicted for Federal Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - On July 21, 2023, Tyree King, 33, a resident of Chalmette, Louisiana, was charged in Count 1 with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18 United States Code Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). In Count 2, he was charged with possessing a machinegun in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Two Members of Caribbean Arms Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Tevin OBrian Oliver, 30, of Homestead and Jameal Kaia Phillip, 31, of Trinidad and Tobago each to four years and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to smuggle goods from the United ...